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when ohio voters were asked who was a strong leader, more chose romney. but when asked if the candidates care about their needs and problems, the president has the advantage. both candidates get one final chance tonight to make their case to voters in a face-to- face did he base. randall pinkston, cbs news, boca raton, florida. >> and you can watch the final presidential debate live tonight on cbs 5 starting at 6:00 and on cbssf.com. >>> and if you haven't registered to vote yet, your time is running out. applications must be postmarked or turned in no later than midnight tonight and the same goes for online applications. alameda county will hold a special midnight madness voter registration starting at 5:00 tonight at its downtown oakland office. >>> daycare at a high school. the plan is to help parents improve their grades but not everyone is happy with the plan. >> the first significant rainfall of the season coming through today and there is more to come. we'll tell you when next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> most of the time the rain can be a pain in the n
when ohio voters were asked who was a strong leader, more chose romney. but when asked if the candidates care about their needs and problems, the president has the advantage. both candidates get one final chance tonight to make their case to voters in a face-to- face did he base. randall pinkston, cbs news, boca raton, florida. >> and you can watch the final presidential debate live tonight on cbs 5 starting at 6:00 and on cbssf.com. >>> and if you haven't registered to vote yet,...
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romney scrapped a sunday trip to virginia. and will instead join running mate ryan in ohio. the president has planned to leave monday for florida. that's been moved up to sunday night to beat the storm. drew levinson, cbs news. >>> here in the bay area the california democratic party kicked off a statewide day of action with a phone bank effort. they're calling voters urging them to vote yes on proposition 30 and no on proposition 32. proposition 30 is governor brown's tax plan. if it different pass it will trigger automatic budget cuts that supporters of prop 30 say will hurt education. proposition 32 is seen by appoints as an antiby opponented -- by opponents as an anti-gaming proposal. >>> how dedicates are giant -- dedicated are giants' fans? cbs 5 reporter mike sugarman joined them on the journey. mike? >> reporter: well, i can tell you they're cold. it is mid 40s here. not used to that kind of weather in san francisco. but as you say, they have come from the bay area. from california, but this is the world series. and we've got giants' fans from well, all over the worl
romney scrapped a sunday trip to virginia. and will instead join running mate ryan in ohio. the president has planned to leave monday for florida. that's been moved up to sunday night to beat the storm. drew levinson, cbs news. >>> here in the bay area the california democratic party kicked off a statewide day of action with a phone bank effort. they're calling voters urging them to vote yes on proposition 30 and no on proposition 32. proposition 30 is governor brown's tax plan. if it...
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the president in cleveland, romney in cincinnati. both men will be talking about the economy. no republican has won the presidency without winning ohio. mitt romney will appear on face the nation this sunday right here on cbs. >>> cbs "moneywatch" time on a thursday. growing concerns over the european debt crisis and april bump in foreclosures spells bad news for the housing market. erica ferrari with more. >>> good morning terrell. cell phone maker nokia plans to lay off 10,000 workers worldwide. the finnish company says the cuts will take place by the end of 2013. noek i although it's cutting costs, it remains focused on the smartphone market. >>> timothy geithner is pushing european leaders to lay out specific steps on how to solve the kopt nent's debt crisis. last night the treasury secretary said that by presenting concrete plans on fixing europe's finances, leaders will help improve investor confidence. his remarks come days before an important vote in greece and next week's g-20 summit in mexico. >>> europe's debt crisis weighed heavily on overseas markets. there are co
the president in cleveland, romney in cincinnati. both men will be talking about the economy. no republican has won the presidency without winning ohio. mitt romney will appear on face the nation this sunday right here on cbs. >>> cbs "moneywatch" time on a thursday. growing concerns over the european debt crisis and april bump in foreclosures spells bad news for the housing market. erica ferrari with more. >>> good morning terrell. cell phone maker nokia plans to...
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. >> reporter: both the president and governor romney have a history of higher strong women. the president's secretary of state is a woman. the governor's chief of staff is a woman. but what probably matters most to women voters, scott, is which candidate they think will do a cktter job putting women and men back to work in the next four years. >> pelley: nancy, in our poll ast night, we asked which ulndidate would do a better job handling the economy. nearly twice as many said governor romney. 65% to 34%. but, president obama led on handling foreign policy 55% to 43%. governor romney went after the president last night on the subject of the terror attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. jan crawford is with the romney campaign tonight. jan. >> reporter: well, scott, for weeks, republicans have said the president's reluctant to call the attacks terrorism is a sign his administration doesn't have a competent national security policy. last night, the president said he did call it an act of terror within 24 hours of the at
. >> reporter: both the president and governor romney have a history of higher strong women. the president's secretary of state is a woman. the governor's chief of staff is a woman. but what probably matters most to women voters, scott, is which candidate they think will do a cktter job putting women and men back to work in the next four years. >> pelley: nancy, in our poll ast night, we asked which ulndidate would do a better job handling the economy. nearly twice as many said...
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as we mentioned, we came to birmingham, michigan, today for an interview with mitt romney and his wife anne. on monday at the republican national convention in tampa, florida, governor romney will become the party's presidential nominee. just before our interview today, though, he seemed to go out of his way to bring up a discredited charge against president obama, the old allegation that the president was not born in the united states. >> now, i love being home in this place where anne and i were raised, were both of us were born. anne was born in henry ford hospital, i was born at harper hospital. (applause) no one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. they know that this is the place that we were born and raised. (cheers and applause) >> pelley: why did you say that? >> we here in michigan, anne and i were both born in detroit and a little humor goes a long way. so it was great to be home, to be in a place where anne and i had grown up and the crowd loved it and got a good laugh. >> pelley: but this was a swipe at the president and i wonder why you took it. >> no, no, not a swip
as we mentioned, we came to birmingham, michigan, today for an interview with mitt romney and his wife anne. on monday at the republican national convention in tampa, florida, governor romney will become the party's presidential nominee. just before our interview today, though, he seemed to go out of his way to bring up a discredited charge against president obama, the old allegation that the president was not born in the united states. >> now, i love being home in this place where anne...
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both candidates accuse china of stealing american jobs, of keeping its currency artificially low to boost exports. president obama says he'll continue attacking unfair chinese trade practices on a case-by-case basis. governor romney says he'll take a harder line and label china a currency manipulator, potentially triggering a trade war. in fact, like wages, the value of china's currency has gone up about 8.5% in the last two years, making chinese exports more expensive. tso rising: the expectations of chinese workers. >> people do not want to do these hard, tough jobs at the prices that the market is willing to pay for them. >> reporter: for more than 20 years, american businessman ben schwall has matched producers like the lees with buyers around the world. is china cheating? >> if they are cheating, they're not doing a very good job at it, because these jobs are now leaving china. >> reporter: going where labor is even cheaper, like vietnam and indonesia. bill whitaker, cbs news, shenzhen. >> pelley: ohio may tip the balance on election night. as we mentioned, the president's lead there
both candidates accuse china of stealing american jobs, of keeping its currency artificially low to boost exports. president obama says he'll continue attacking unfair chinese trade practices on a case-by-case basis. governor romney says he'll take a harder line and label china a currency manipulator, potentially triggering a trade war. in fact, like wages, the value of china's currency has gone up about 8.5% in the last two years, making chinese exports more expensive. tso rising: the...
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president obama and mitt romney are both going to ohio today to talk about jobs and the economy. >> as bill plante reports, the president's speech has long been planned and will be closely watched. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning in the west. you know, the president has been claiming for months that he inherited the nation's economic problems. and in a new gallup poll, more than 2/3 of americans agree. they say that the former president george bush deserves either a moderate amount or a great deal of blame. only 52% blame president obama. but today's speech coming up just before 11:00 a.m. is to frame the difference between the president and mitt romney on how to grow the economy. democrats outside the white house, though, are anxious for something more. many of them think that the president needs to talk more about what he would do to lay out some kind of plan for the future. president obama heads to the crucial swing state of ohio today where he plans to reframe his economic message, drawing a sharp contrast with governor mitt romney. his republican ri
president obama and mitt romney are both going to ohio today to talk about jobs and the economy. >> as bill plante reports, the president's speech has long been planned and will be closely watched. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning in the west. you know, the president has been claiming for months that he inherited the nation's economic problems. and in a new gallup poll, more than 2/3 of americans agree. they say that the former president george bush...
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ohio is key, you both agree. mitt romney cannot win without ohio. the democrats claim they have a better ground game in ohio. we know people are voting earlier in ohio. how do the republicans counter that? >> well, in your poll, one in five have already voted. mitt romney actually has a significant advantage over those who haven't voted so far. so as voting continues for the next two weeks, you'll see a little catch-up. secondarily when you vote abcenabsen tee, you get marked in the ballots in your local community. we're doing much better this time around than four years ago. looks like the ground games have caught up. >> i totally disagree. the president's ground game in ohio is second to none. it is significantly beefed up from the last time. and the early -- i'm not sure why you would say he's got an advantage among those who haven't voted. it's pretty -- the president is up two points among those who have not voted. >> intensity, who's really most likely to vote, in your poll you have republican advantage on intensity. that matters. your ground
ohio is key, you both agree. mitt romney cannot win without ohio. the democrats claim they have a better ground game in ohio. we know people are voting earlier in ohio. how do the republicans counter that? >> well, in your poll, one in five have already voted. mitt romney actually has a significant advantage over those who haven't voted so far. so as voting continues for the next two weeks, you'll see a little catch-up. secondarily when you vote abcenabsen tee, you get marked in the...
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is a turning point for president obama, regaining momentum and finding points to criticize governor romney down the stretch. >> they both seem to have a couple "you want a piece of me" moments where the president butted heads repeatedly. how do you think that played with people who were watching, people there in the auditorium and peach who were watching? what are you hearing? >> reporter: in the hall there was a moment when governor romney sold of toward the president to be quiet and stop interrupting. there was an audible gasp inside the hall. people had been told to be quiet and not pipe up at all. i think for partisans, they felt both sides had plenty to feel energized about their candidate. i wonder about any swing voter or undecided voter who watched this bicker-fest and sort of this is exactly what i hate about politics on both sides, that any actual clarity about the issues was totally obscured by their interrupting each other and their obvious destain for each other. >> major, i want to ask you about the debate last night. there's been a focus on women voters that voters. there wa
is a turning point for president obama, regaining momentum and finding points to criticize governor romney down the stretch. >> they both seem to have a couple "you want a piece of me" moments where the president butted heads repeatedly. how do you think that played with people who were watching, people there in the auditorium and peach who were watching? what are you hearing? >> reporter: in the hall there was a moment when governor romney sold of toward the president to...
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president barack obama and governor mitt romney engaged in a debate both saying the other guy wasn't telling the truth. randall pinkston joins us from new york with highlights and reaction from round 2. >> reporter: good morning. well, the "new york times" headlines online put it this way: rivals bring bare fists to rematch. indeed, from start to finish, the candidates clashed on a range of issues a very different encounter from the first debate. >>> reporter: president obama and mitt romney wasted little time going after each other in the second debate. >> there were a whole bunch of oil companies -- >> i had a question and the question was how much did you can you them by? >> i'm happy to answer the question. >> reporter: 37% of polls said president obama won. romney gained momentum in the first debate and his aides say his surge continues. >> you will see the momentum continue. a lot of the undecided voters who tuned in tonight heard from the governor himself how he would perform as president of the united states. >> reporter: romney comes out on top when voters were asked who wou
president barack obama and governor mitt romney engaged in a debate both saying the other guy wasn't telling the truth. randall pinkston joins us from new york with highlights and reaction from round 2. >> reporter: good morning. well, the "new york times" headlines online put it this way: rivals bring bare fists to rematch. indeed, from start to finish, the candidates clashed on a range of issues a very different encounter from the first debate. >>> reporter: president...
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president -- >> governor romney... >> let me finish. >> governor romney here's what we did -- >> the interruptions endless! the tension was evident as they paced and pointed. both candidates accused each other of lying and appealed to the moderator for more time in round 2 of the presidential debate. so who won last night's debate? it depends which side you ask. president obama's camp scored the debate a win for the president but say the race is still tight. >> some say it's the best debate ever. randall pinkston joins us from new york with the latest. >> reporter: from start to finish, it was a political slugfest. president obama and mitt romney clashing on a host of issues at times accusing each other of not telling the truth. it was a very different exchange from the first debate. >>> reporter: president obama and mitt romney wasted little time going after each other in the second debate. >> there were a whole bunch of oil companies. >> i had a question. how much did you cut them by? >> you want me to answer? >> i'm happy to answer the question. >> reporter: in a snap poll of unco
president -- >> governor romney... >> let me finish. >> governor romney here's what we did -- >> the interruptions endless! the tension was evident as they paced and pointed. both candidates accused each other of lying and appealed to the moderator for more time in round 2 of the presidential debate. so who won last night's debate? it depends which side you ask. president obama's camp scored the debate a win for the president but say the race is still tight. >>...
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romney believes. there's a theme there that biden can work, which is the differences between the two. ryan has been quite specific in his career, the details of his specificity in the past are different from what romney believes now. if biden can exploit that and make it look like they're kind of fuzzing the numbers up and making it up as they go along and hiding their true intentions, that's really what the obama people are praying for in terms of a good outcome from this debate. >> john dickerson, thank you. >>> "fortune" magazine is out this morning with a new under-40 list. it ranks the top 40 innovators in various fields who are all under the age of, well, 40. mayo of yahoo is on the list, the youngest ceo. number two is mark zuckerberg, founder and ceo of facebook. the social network just hit 1 billion active users. and number one is larry page, co-founder and ceo of google, and his google partner, sergey brin, is also in the top five. and guess who else is on the list? we're feeling a little pr
romney believes. there's a theme there that biden can work, which is the differences between the two. ryan has been quite specific in his career, the details of his specificity in the past are different from what romney believes now. if biden can exploit that and make it look like they're kind of fuzzing the numbers up and making it up as they go along and hiding their true intentions, that's really what the obama people are praying for in terms of a good outcome from this debate. >> john...
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to see both candidates take on foreign policy. randall pinkston has more from boca raton. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank and juliette. expect mitt romney to talk about a robust foreign policy with a strong military as the best guarantor of peace while the obama administration is likely to say that the romney campaign hasn't spelled out any specifics and that his pronouncements so far have been characterized by blunder and bluster which don't reflect good judgment. >>> reporter: this will be the third and final time that the two candidates take the stage together for debate. >> this debate matters more than ever before. >> reporter: expect moderator bob schiefferto spend plenty of time on libya. on sunday, republican senator marco rubio suggested the obama campaign tried to keep the foreign policy focus on the death of bin laden. >> is that why for two weeks they told us that the libyan incident in benghazi was a popular uprising and not a terrorist attack? because it ran counter to their campaign there. >> reporter
to see both candidates take on foreign policy. randall pinkston has more from boca raton. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank and juliette. expect mitt romney to talk about a robust foreign policy with a strong military as the best guarantor of peace while the obama administration is likely to say that the romney campaign hasn't spelled out any specifics and that his pronouncements so far have been characterized by blunder and bluster which don't reflect good judgment....
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and rob port man is acting as romney. >> both are excellent in their own way. you could argue that mitt has had a lot more recent experience. >> the president has a day job. the president has been president and not had the time to practice. all we hear about is how much mitt romney is practicing, practicing, trafficking. >> we'll see how it goes. debate is on wednesday. focus on domestic policy. romney is speaking about foreign matters. he says today that the president has shown weakness. >> the supreme court is set to tackle big cases today. the court will take on issues relating to same sex marriage and privacy issues. 6 of the 9 justices. it's the traditional mass held the day before the start of a new session. time now is 6:10. from the blue angels to the america's cup. the big event that could create a traffic nightmare for bay area drivers this week. >> the political and personal secrets of this man, arnold schwarzenegger. his revealing interview last night on 60 minutes. >> should have been one of the best days of their lives. the couple's heart break af
and rob port man is acting as romney. >> both are excellent in their own way. you could argue that mitt has had a lot more recent experience. >> the president has a day job. the president has been president and not had the time to practice. all we hear about is how much mitt romney is practicing, practicing, trafficking. >> we'll see how it goes. debate is on wednesday. focus on domestic policy. romney is speaking about foreign matters. he says today that the president has...
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but for romney, the battle is getting tougher. the poll shows president obama widening his lead here jumping four points since last month. voters in ohio and the two other swing states we surveyed now give the president the edge on the economy. the cornerstone on the economy. and they believe romney's policies will favor the rich. >> it's been a consistent line of attack for the president. >> i do not believe that another round of tax cuts for millionaires will bring good jobs back to ohio. >> and it features prominently in obama's television ads that have saturated the air waves. they're joust spending the romney team. they have spent $47.9 million in ohio, and romney and outside groups have spent $42.5 million. the romney campaign says it's not bothered by the poll numbers saying they have confidence in their own internal polling and believe their making in roads in ohio and message with lower spending and debt. >> the status quo has not worked. we cannot afford four more years of barack obama, we're not going to have four more
but for romney, the battle is getting tougher. the poll shows president obama widening his lead here jumping four points since last month. voters in ohio and the two other swing states we surveyed now give the president the edge on the economy. the cornerstone on the economy. and they believe romney's policies will favor the rich. >> it's been a consistent line of attack for the president. >> i do not believe that another round of tax cuts for millionaires will bring good jobs back...
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. >> you coached romney, brett. how would you approach him if you were the president and what would you say are his weak spots? >> well, both men are not very good when they get on the defensive. so, you know, both have to be on the offense. but that's tricky in a town hall debate because the audience is also a participant in the debate and so i think going too strongly on offense like vice president biden did a couple of nights ago would be a mistake. so you have to -- you have to balance between going on offense but also making sure you're effectively connecting with the voters in the audience. >> alan, brett mentioned we're going a town hall style format. how significantly different is that. from what we've seen over the years, how do you win here? >> it's a very different format. it's a completely different feel. brett is absolutely right this question is how aggressive you can be. the important thing for the candidates is to really listen to those questions that are being asked and be very responsive to those.
. >> you coached romney, brett. how would you approach him if you were the president and what would you say are his weak spots? >> well, both men are not very good when they get on the defensive. so, you know, both have to be on the offense. but that's tricky in a town hall debate because the audience is also a participant in the debate and so i think going too strongly on offense like vice president biden did a couple of nights ago would be a mistake. so you have to -- you have to...
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mitt romney takes heat from both sides of the aisle over releasing more of his tax returns and more of our conversation with the president and first lady including why this race has gotten so negative so quickly. >> i'm gayle king. hillary clinton gets a very rude well only in egypt. plus, a utah hiker somehow survive ad monthlong ordeal in the willterless. >> disgraced former congressman anthony weiner may try the make its way back into
mitt romney takes heat from both sides of the aisle over releasing more of his tax returns and more of our conversation with the president and first lady including why this race has gotten so negative so quickly. >> i'm gayle king. hillary clinton gets a very rude well only in egypt. plus, a utah hiker somehow survive ad monthlong ordeal in the willterless. >> disgraced former congressman anthony weiner may try the make its way back into
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. >> reporter: a lot riding on the race for both candidates tonight. vice-presidential joe biden and paul ryan. ryan will be trying to keep the momentum going for mitt romney. >> reporter: congressman paul ryan arrived at kentucky ahead of his first nationally televised debate. the number 2 man on the gop ticket told reporters earlier in florida, voters will see a clear choice when he faces off against vice president joe biden. >> joe biden has been on this stage before. he has been on these big stages. it's my first time. but what he can't run from is president obama's indefensible ortho. they are just offering more of the same. >> reporter: ryan will face an opponent who occasionally causes controversy with freewheeling statements but republicans also know vice president biden is a seasoned debater. >> nothing like standing up before 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 million people. >> reporter: usually vice- presidential debates don't greatly impact elections but after the president's lackluster performance at the first debate with mitt romney, many believe de
. >> reporter: a lot riding on the race for both candidates tonight. vice-presidential joe biden and paul ryan. ryan will be trying to keep the momentum going for mitt romney. >> reporter: congressman paul ryan arrived at kentucky ahead of his first nationally televised debate. the number 2 man on the gop ticket told reporters earlier in florida, voters will see a clear choice when he faces off against vice president joe biden. >> joe biden has been on this stage before. he...
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avoided by both parties is making headlines here. [ shots ] >> both romney and president barack obama are talking gun control. >> we have no greater mission as a country than keeping our young people safe. >> campaigning in new orleans, president obama embraced more restrictions on gun purchases. >> i also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that ak-47s belong in the hands of soldiers not criminals. >> he'll work with congressional members for tighter background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, fugitives and the mentally unstable. >> these steps shouldn't be controversial. they should be common sense. while the president embraced the idea of more control over gun sales, mitt romney says he does not believe congress should pass any new gun control laws. >> i'm a strong defender of the second amendment. i don't believe we need new laws. i need we need a better effort to identify and deter the people who are deranged. >> romney pointed out that the suspect broke several laws when he booby trapped his apartment with homemade grenades and explosives. >> the fact
avoided by both parties is making headlines here. [ shots ] >> both romney and president barack obama are talking gun control. >> we have no greater mission as a country than keeping our young people safe. >> campaigning in new orleans, president obama embraced more restrictions on gun purchases. >> i also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that ak-47s belong in the hands of soldiers not criminals. >> he'll work with congressional members for tighter...
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> mitt romney possess the qualities and the experience both within business and politics >> to emphasize how creating new jobs is the number-one issue for new voters, millennium's say it is more important to them that health care or reducing the deficit. >> new this morning the libyan man responsible for killing 270 people in the 1988 lockerbie bombing has died this morning. relatives confirmed that 59 year-old has succumbed to prostate cancer. although convicted of bombing a pan am flight over stockton, scotland, he was released by the british on humanitarian grounds. he maintained all along that he was wrongly convicted. a strong earthquake shook northern italy causing buildings to collapse and killing at least four people. the earthquake struck before dawn local time and was centered about 20 mi. northwest of baloney. the structure cave in killing three people inside. >> pg&e crews have fixed a high- pressure gas line after a car slammed into a parking garage in san francisco. last night that car sheared off the gas meter and firefighters were not able to turn off the gas so pg&e came
> mitt romney possess the qualities and the experience both within business and politics >> to emphasize how creating new jobs is the number-one issue for new voters, millennium's say it is more important to them that health care or reducing the deficit. >> new this morning the libyan man responsible for killing 270 people in the 1988 lockerbie bombing has died this morning. relatives confirmed that 59 year-old has succumbed to prostate cancer. although convicted of bombing a pan...
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they both want to get across that they hear what people are going through. there's no better way to do that than to show they're listening. >> pelley: a very different kind of event tonight. john, thank you. today marks three weeks to election day but remember that folks in 40 states are already casting ballots. absentee or early voting at the polls. so the debate comes as ballots are being marked. in the first debate, 67 million americans watched on t.v. that's the most since 1992. probably be more tonight. we'll have live coverage of tonight's debate beginning at 9:00 eastern time, 8:00 central. that's 6:00 in the west. today one of the biggest american banks announced a surprise change at the top. vikram pandit resigned suddenly as chief executive at citigroup. it was a dispute with the board over the direction of the company. vikram steered citigroup through the financial crisis and took a $545 billion government bailout which citigroup has since repaid. in another story today on finance, a new report shows that americans are having a lot less trouble wi
they both want to get across that they hear what people are going through. there's no better way to do that than to show they're listening. >> pelley: a very different kind of event tonight. john, thank you. today marks three weeks to election day but remember that folks in 40 states are already casting ballots. absentee or early voting at the polls. so the debate comes as ballots are being marked. in the first debate, 67 million americans watched on t.v. that's the most since 1992....
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both polls are within their rgrgins of error, so it's a tie. as we look on the debate hall at hofstra university in new york, let's bring in our political director, john dickerson. john, the format tomorrow is a town hall meeting. what kind of challenges does that present for the candidates? >> reporter: well, both candidates are trying to strike a balance, criticize their opponent while not appearing so aggressive that they turn off voters. that would be hard to do in any debate setting, but in this case they'll be doing it in response to a question from a voter in the audience. the more a candidate talks about their opponent's flaws, the more it looks like they're not tnswering the voter's question. it's one thing to ignore at a moderator but when it's a voter it's more dangerous, especially when the voter shows their vspleasure on their face for the cameras. >> pelley: john, you've been talking to your sources at the obama campaign. tomorrow will be their last chance to talk about the economy and the obama campaign is changing its strategy a
both polls are within their rgrgins of error, so it's a tie. as we look on the debate hall at hofstra university in new york, let's bring in our political director, john dickerson. john, the format tomorrow is a town hall meeting. what kind of challenges does that present for the candidates? >> reporter: well, both candidates are trying to strike a balance, criticize their opponent while not appearing so aggressive that they turn off voters. that would be hard to do in any debate setting,...
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what is it both camps hope they can accomplish? >> one thing at stake is defining who mitt romney is. romney is going out and doing softer interviews introducing himself and talking about other parts of his personality and obama campaign trying to disqualify him on the key question of the economy and both are trying to get out and find voters and work them and get them registered in the states in the tactical ground game and trying to build up their numbers, which we won't see in these kind of public fights but they are working very hard on the ground to get as many voters out as possible. that's already begun even though we're many months away from the election. >> john dickerson in washington. thank you. >>> in syria, nothing seems to stop the bloodshed. one rebel leaders wants the plan to be declared a failure to troops can start a u.n. offensive. >> they called on the syrian government to stop attacks while a u.s. official warns the fighting could spread. we go to jordan this morning for more. >> reporter: good morning. the reb
what is it both camps hope they can accomplish? >> one thing at stake is defining who mitt romney is. romney is going out and doing softer interviews introducing himself and talking about other parts of his personality and obama campaign trying to disqualify him on the key question of the economy and both are trying to get out and find voters and work them and get them registered in the states in the tactical ground game and trying to build up their numbers, which we won't see in these...
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for 42 years he's been married to ann romney. we welcome them both to studio 57. welcome. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> it's clear what the campaign is going to be about, but at the same time when you're president, you never know when a crisis is going to erupt. the president has to deal with a dissident who walks in and is asking for help. what should he do? >> he should speak one on one with the key leadership in china to make sure they understand that we're entirely committed to the issue of human rights, we oppose the one-child policy that mr. chen has been opposing for some time, that based upon the comments made by mr. chen, that there should be a real effort made on the part of the chinese government to make sure that the abuses described against mr. chen's wife and his family stop immediately, that the family is given protection from authorities that have been abusing their civil and human rights, and we should make it very clear that this is an important issue for the united states and the people of the world. >> should we be doing it publicly or private
for 42 years he's been married to ann romney. we welcome them both to studio 57. welcome. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> it's clear what the campaign is going to be about, but at the same time when you're president, you never know when a crisis is going to erupt. the president has to deal with a dissident who walks in and is asking for help. what should he do? >> he should speak one on one with the key leadership in china to make sure they understand that we're entirely...
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he has a 12 point lead over mitt romney pennsylvania and none poured lead in florida a 10 portly did all higher. it's an ohio that hold canada campaigning today. president obama's spoke at the united nations and both candid spoke separately of the clinton global initiative in the work. >>> a nuclear arms for ron is not a challenge shechem be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel the security of both nations and the stability of the global economy. >>> a lot of americans including myself are troubled by developments in the middle east. syria has witnessed the killing of tens of thousands of people the president of egypt is a member of the muslim brotherhood. our ambassador to libya was assassinated in a terrorist attack. >>> both candidates are expected to focus on the hot-button issue among voters the state of the economy. >>> running president is said to address the u.n. assembly today. on watt and this have been in the assembly all week long. >>> americans have repeatedly said that a dealer rally in government must change. changes behavior. sure but after all the w
he has a 12 point lead over mitt romney pennsylvania and none poured lead in florida a 10 portly did all higher. it's an ohio that hold canada campaigning today. president obama's spoke at the united nations and both candid spoke separately of the clinton global initiative in the work. >>> a nuclear arms for ron is not a challenge shechem be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel the security of both nations and the stability of the global economy. >>> a lot of...
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he's the president, an effective speaker, but romney said he thinks if they both do well, he thinks he will convince more people his path forward is the right one. now romney has struggled to get his message across. there's a new politico poll out that has his personal unfavorability rating at 48% compared to the president's 47%. he has to appeal to all those undecided voters who don't like the president. campaign sources acknowledge that will be a tricky balancing act as he hits the president, he has to be wary of sounding too negative. charlie and norah? >> the president's hope for re-election, he is preparing for the debate in henderson, nevada, outside las vegas. and he made a surprise visit monday to a local campaign office and also called several volunteers on the phone to say thank you for helping his re-election effort. >> everything you do ends up making a huge difference in us being able to win nevada and win the election. so, just keep it up. >> nancy cordes is in henderson, covering the obama campaign. good morning. >> reporter: norah, good morning. while the president does
he's the president, an effective speaker, but romney said he thinks if they both do well, he thinks he will convince more people his path forward is the right one. now romney has struggled to get his message across. there's a new politico poll out that has his personal unfavorability rating at 48% compared to the president's 47%. he has to appeal to all those undecided voters who don't like the president. campaign sources acknowledge that will be a tricky balancing act as he hits the president,...
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paul ryan to build on mitt romney's momentum. senior white house correspondent bill plante has more on that. bill, good evening. >> good evening, jeff, you know, the vice presidential debate is normally a kind of sideshow but this year it has the potential to be a major event. not only because the president didn't do very well in his debate last week, but also because of the contrast between the two candidates. >> it's biden versus ryan. >> oh, yeah, i better get ready for that. >> age -- >> this is deadly earnest. >> veruous youth. a great society liberal. >> yes, we're going to ask the wealthy to pay more. >> reporter: versus the tea party conservative. >> at a time when we have a jobs crisis in america, wouldn't it be nice to have a job creator in the white house? >> reporter: biden became a u.s. senator when ryan turned three. and ran for president twice. he's been on many debate stages before. >> there's nothing like standing up before 20, 30, 40, 50, 70 million people. >> reporter: but bidesen also a nonstop talker prone to
paul ryan to build on mitt romney's momentum. senior white house correspondent bill plante has more on that. bill, good evening. >> good evening, jeff, you know, the vice presidential debate is normally a kind of sideshow but this year it has the potential to be a major event. not only because the president didn't do very well in his debate last week, but also because of the contrast between the two candidates. >> it's biden versus ryan. >> oh, yeah, i better get ready for...
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republican presidential candidate mitt romney in the bay area tonight for a private fund- raising event. it falls on the same day that he release tax returns. here's gristly with what is contained in those financial statements. >> if it is any indication of his wealth, his 2011 tax return is nearly 400 pages long and what you'll find is that most of it, most of the money he made is from investments so he is taxed at a lower tax rate than most americans. it is not so much about taxes today as it is the serious business of raising campaign cash and republican insiders tell me that this could be his last visit to the bay area before the election. >> here is the vantage point from chopper 5, it may be the closest the public will get to the strawberry hill estate fund raiser for mitt romney. tonight, bay area
republican presidential candidate mitt romney in the bay area tonight for a private fund- raising event. it falls on the same day that he release tax returns. here's gristly with what is contained in those financial statements. >> if it is any indication of his wealth, his 2011 tax return is nearly 400 pages long and what you'll find is that most of it, most of the money he made is from investments so he is taxed at a lower tax rate than most americans. it is not so much about taxes today...
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both obama, i love th, both obama and mitt romney this week went on the country music television awards. and i'm trying to figure out who has less in chong with the country man. a mormon that doesn't drink or cheat, or a black man who is skinny. >> paul krugman has some ideas for us this morning. >> you're watching cbs this morning, your local news is coming up next. >> good morning. but get caught up with some of the bay area headlines. 16 people lost their homes because of a fire this morning in bay point. the fire destroyed 2 apartment buildings and it may have started from a barbecue. if red flag warnings continues until 11:00 this morning in the north bay mountains and the east bay hills. firefighters going door-to-door to warn people. the annual apple software developers conference is about to get started in san francisco. apple is expected to unveil new computers and software for their products. ,,,,,, >> lots of company lots of traffic as you work your way through milpitas. we have reports of an accident was down 237 at matilda over on the right shoulder. traffic is slow on the
both obama, i love th, both obama and mitt romney this week went on the country music television awards. and i'm trying to figure out who has less in chong with the country man. a mormon that doesn't drink or cheat, or a black man who is skinny. >> paul krugman has some ideas for us this morning. >> you're watching cbs this morning, your local news is coming up next. >> good morning. but get caught up with some of the bay area headlines. 16 people lost their homes because of a...
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both governor romney and the president haven't done that. >> well, certainly -- and i'm going to be one-sided here but i think we can agree on 0 a couple quick things. one, the president and his party haven't passed a budget in over three years. we've talked about that and talked about it. i think it's important to remember. so they've actually failed as a matter of law to comply with the legal requirements that they have to the american people. it's not just political rhetoric. they haven't complied with the law. but mitt romney's the guy that said that he wants to reduce spending from 25% of gdp meaning 25 cents on every dollar made in america to run the federal government, he wants to reduce that number are from 25% to 20%. he wants to cut across the board on every income bracket 20%. he wants to reduce from 35% to 25%. mitt romney has been extraordinarily specific with his plan and named him as his running mate. >> that will be an issue. let's talk about the weather here and what it will do in terms of this convention. >> yeah, we had to err on the side of safety today. no one knows how b
both governor romney and the president haven't done that. >> well, certainly -- and i'm going to be one-sided here but i think we can agree on 0 a couple quick things. one, the president and his party haven't passed a budget in over three years. we've talked about that and talked about it. i think it's important to remember. so they've actually failed as a matter of law to comply with the legal requirements that they have to the american people. it's not just political rhetoric. they...
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. >> you both have sources in the romney camp. ht ect any surprises tonight ecting the narrative he'll tell? don't thot expecting a lot of surprises. i don't think mitt romney wants to go far beyond who he's been on the campaign trail. he knows reconstructing himself is a difficult task fraught with peril. he is who he is. i think tonight he'll be exactly he what he's been. and i have been told by many mpaign.look back at his speech in new hampshire. they expect it to be somewhat si similar to that. >> listen, he's got a really tall order after that speech hast night. andeard condoleezza rice giving another heartfelt but tough, of c smart speech. and of course it all started when ann romney, his wife, made the case that he's got the he character and the heart to fix america's problems. and chris christie, he has the uts to do it. otul ryan last night, he has the ideas. e have the plan. different a different path. tonight, mitt romney has got to to stand up on that stage and own oat. he's got to say that's right. and i've got the h
. >> you both have sources in the romney camp. ht ect any surprises tonight ecting the narrative he'll tell? don't thot expecting a lot of surprises. i don't think mitt romney wants to go far beyond who he's been on the campaign trail. he knows reconstructing himself is a difficult task fraught with peril. he is who he is. i think tonight he'll be exactly he what he's been. and i have been told by many mpaign.look back at his speech in new hampshire. they expect it to be somewhat si...
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on wednesday both president obama and governor mitt romney urged the country to try and come together. >> we're going to have a lot of work to do. i don't want anybody to feel that somehow this is all going to get cleaned up overnight. but what i can promise you is that the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials and we will not quit until this is done. >> we also have full hearts because we know our fellow americans in some parts of our country are struggling through tough times with the hurricane that hit the atlantic coast. when there are challenges we come together and help one another and that help is needed now. >> both men head back out on the campaign trail today. the campaign trail. a poll shows mr. obama leading. mr. obama leading romney among aceely voters. in september that poll found the and new je critics tied. new jersey's governor is facing christi criticism from other hepublicans. theydnesday we saw christie join the president on his helicopter. stor aboen to what he said about it t?st night. day. do pinch myself ev
on wednesday both president obama and governor mitt romney urged the country to try and come together. >> we're going to have a lot of work to do. i don't want anybody to feel that somehow this is all going to get cleaned up overnight. but what i can promise you is that the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials and we will not quit until this is done. >> we also have full hearts because we know our fellow americans in some parts...
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usually both sides try to lower expectations for their candidates. that's what president obama did on sunday. but one of mitt romney's leading supporters had a different view. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who's going to have the best zingers, who's going to put the most points on the board. governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> i've seen mitt romney do this before. he's going to come in wednesday night. he's going to lay out his vision for america. he's going to contrast with what his view is with what the president's record is. the president's view for the future. this whole race is going to be turned upsidedown come thursday morning. >> national journalist white house correspondent major garrett is with us. good morning. >> great to be with you. >> what surprise might we expect? what's the strategy for these two going into this debate? >> why did governor christie say what he said? he knows governor romney needs an audience. if you look at the national polling data, abc/"washington post" has a poll out t
usually both sides try to lower expectations for their candidates. that's what president obama did on sunday. but one of mitt romney's leading supporters had a different view. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who's going to have the best zingers, who's going to put the most points on the board. governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> i've seen mitt romney do this before. he's going to come in wednesday night. he's going to lay out his vision...
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any dolphins and new york jets, both owners are friends of mine. >> reporter: romney has left the south. 's campaigning in missouri. he and ron paul both skipped a republican presidential forum that was held in birmingham last night. that left the stage to santorum and gingrich. they both had their supporters in the crowd. that crowd, like the voters in this state, was very evenly divided. >> jan, thank you. the latest cbs news "new york times" polls show president obama's rating is at an all time low down nine points from last month. the president talked about the issue of rising gas prices yesterday. >> understandably people are frustrated when gas prices are going up. i think the american people understand that, you know, we don't have a silver bullet when it comes to gas prices. there's no silver bullet here. >> chief washington correspondent and host of "face the nation" bob schieffer is with us. >> president has a point, doesn't he? there's little he can do necessarily to in the short term affect gas prices and gas prices hurts his political chances. >> reporter: well, that's righ
any dolphins and new york jets, both owners are friends of mine. >> reporter: romney has left the south. 's campaigning in missouri. he and ron paul both skipped a republican presidential forum that was held in birmingham last night. that left the stage to santorum and gingrich. they both had their supporters in the crowd. that crowd, like the voters in this state, was very evenly divided. >> jan, thank you. the latest cbs news "new york times" polls show president obama's...
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. >>> a supreme court decision on immigration leaves both president obama and mitt romney scrambling to declare victory over the controversial issue. we'll talk with former secretary of state condoleezza rice about the race for the white house and what the u.s. should do with syria and more. >>> i'm erica hill. a state of emergency in florida as tropical storm debby continues to drench the gulf coast. and are u.s. cities ready for a major disaster? john miller goes inside one city where the answer was a no. >>> and whitey bulger's lawyers says forget about the 19 murder charges. he has government immunity. >>> and at 8:00, actor-comedian denis leary will join us in studio 57. >>> but first, we begin with a look at the day's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> the federal government -- >> what they said to arizona is drop dead, arizona. drop dead and go away. we're going to ignore you. >> the supreme court rules on arizona's controversial immigration law. >> three of the four contested provisions thrown out but one very controversial show me your papers provision left in place.
. >>> a supreme court decision on immigration leaves both president obama and mitt romney scrambling to declare victory over the controversial issue. we'll talk with former secretary of state condoleezza rice about the race for the white house and what the u.s. should do with syria and more. >>> i'm erica hill. a state of emergency in florida as tropical storm debby continues to drench the gulf coast. and are u.s. cities ready for a major disaster? john miller goes inside one...
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the executives who are helping mitt romney campaign. >> on one of our darkest days she did everything she could to save lives. the tribute in her honor,,,,,,, >> a huge fire in the sierra foothills forces hundreds of people from their homes. coming up, what has been lost so far >> the war of words on the campaign trail. new questions on the business record of mitt romney. >> americans kidnapped on the tour in egypt. welcome back to the weekend early edition, the time is 8:00 on july 15th. >> we have a lot to talk about in the next half hour including the issue of outsourcing. we will be talking about that with the leader of the republican party here in california. >> we will also ask about condoleeza rice. is she or isn't sheet in contention for that ticket >> a couple of wildfires burning in northern california. >> the national guard are on the fire lines >> so-called robber speyer has now destroyed a home firefighters say flames have consumed more than 2,200 a. since it broke down on wednesday afternoon and right now is 20 percent contained. there is progress on another big fire in
the executives who are helping mitt romney campaign. >> on one of our darkest days she did everything she could to save lives. the tribute in her honor,,,,,,, >> a huge fire in the sierra foothills forces hundreds of people from their homes. coming up, what has been lost so far >> the war of words on the campaign trail. new questions on the business record of mitt romney. >> americans kidnapped on the tour in egypt. welcome back to the weekend early edition, the time is...
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. >> reporter: both candidates watch their diets. governor romney doesn't drink challenge or caffeinated drinks and features peanut butter and honey sandwiches. with encouragement from the first lady the president quit smoking and ad here's to a balanced diet and snacks on trail mix. but campaign stops can often spell trouble. >> there's food every where so the tempbtation is not to overeat. a lot of times they forget tote because they are busy. >> reporter: despite the negative health implications of vying to be leader of the free world the good doctor said we shouldn't feel that sorry for them. >> what's ironic even though they look like they age before your eyes they live longer than most people of their generation. we had eight presidents die in office and four of the eight who died in office were assassinated. they go on to reap the benefits of a longer life. opposite i'm bill plante in washington. >> i'm amazed at the exercise routine these guys have despite the pressure. >> governor romney has had an elliptical machine brought
. >> reporter: both candidates watch their diets. governor romney doesn't drink challenge or caffeinated drinks and features peanut butter and honey sandwiches. with encouragement from the first lady the president quit smoking and ad here's to a balanced diet and snacks on trail mix. but campaign stops can often spell trouble. >> there's food every where so the tempbtation is not to overeat. a lot of times they forget tote because they are busy. >> reporter: despite the...
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of massachusetts and then taking on both romney and gingrich over reforming social security. >> i want to make a point about newt and his plans because they're not bold in the case of governor romney. first, we have to get our fiscal house in order, balance this budget, and then create the opportunities that they want. the idea of doing that now is fiscal insanity. >> reporter: but santorum at times faded from the stage as gingrich started doing what he does best, and what made him a front-runner for a time. he bashed president obama and made no apologies for saying things like poor kids should work in schools as janitors. >> can't you see that this is viewed at a minimum as insulting to all-americans but particularly to black americans? >> no. i don't see that. >> reporter: with gingrich and santorum slugging it out to be the romney alternative, texas governor rick perry also had a good moment. a reminder of why months ago many thought he could beat romney when he talks about getting america back to work. >> that's what i've done for 11 years as governor of the 13th largest economy in
of massachusetts and then taking on both romney and gingrich over reforming social security. >> i want to make a point about newt and his plans because they're not bold in the case of governor romney. first, we have to get our fiscal house in order, balance this budget, and then create the opportunities that they want. the idea of doing that now is fiscal insanity. >> reporter: but santorum at times faded from the stage as gingrich started doing what he does best, and what made him...
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that's why taxes are so important because both governor romney and president obama have different perspectives on how we're going to do that. >> schieffer: mark, let me ask you this: your agency was one of those who downgraded the credit rating of the united states. >> no, that's not... s&p did that. >> schieffer: s&p, okay, they did. do you see any indication that that may happen again? >> i'm not part of the rating agency. i have no information on that so hopefully they'll listen to what i say but from that perspective i think if policymakers, the next president and congress don't address how we achieve fiscal sustainability, that is future... in the future how we're going to get deficits low enough to stabilize our debt-to-g.d.p. ratio, if we can't do that in a credible way odds are we'll have problems with the credit rating agencies. if they bail.... >> schieffer: on that happy note we're going to have to end this. we'll be back in one minute with our political panel. thanks to all of you. down here, folks measure commitment by what's getting done. the twenty billion dollars bp committed h
that's why taxes are so important because both governor romney and president obama have different perspectives on how we're going to do that. >> schieffer: mark, let me ask you this: your agency was one of those who downgraded the credit rating of the united states. >> no, that's not... s&p did that. >> schieffer: s&p, okay, they did. do you see any indication that that may happen again? >> i'm not part of the rating agency. i have no information on that so...
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. >> do you talk to both of the candidates? >> i have never met governor romney. but i've spoken with the president before. just as a friend and as somebody that prays with him. >> did he call you? >> no, i attended one of his functions he w >> i attended one of his functions at the white house. >> so you will be voting on election day? >> i encourage everybody to vote. we all have our views and people of faith. we all have faith. some people see it different than others. the main thing is vote. i think once we vote, swallow the pride and support who is in office and pray for them and appreciate their service. >> joel, congratulations. "i declare: 31 promises to speak your life." goes on sale today. >>> what do you think about the topless photos? >> it's a shame that is out. >> he goes, i don't think i'll touch that. i'll accept that. that might be the least exciting thing to happen to the (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send money directly to anyone's checking account. i g
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. >> reporter: fund-raising on monday, both men took turns hitting mitt romney although president obama temporarily forgot which romney he was targeting. george romney. wrong guy. governor romney. >> reporter: there's more. the campaign lined up clinton for a third major fund-raiser and online they are raffling off a dinner with the two presidents. does clinton sometimes get off message? sure but team obama tells us we benefit any time he's out there. >>> also in washington, john dickerson. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> how important is bill clinton to president obama's re-election? >> he's about as important as a surrogate can be for a candidate. he can't sway the election but he's obviously beloved within the democratic party. he can raise money and rally troops and he has a natural political instinct which means he can coin a phrase or lay out an attack line the president never could and it's the kind of thing that could get passed along from voter to voter in conversation. of course as bill mentioned, he's also sort of a big st. bernard bounding around the political lan
. >> reporter: fund-raising on monday, both men took turns hitting mitt romney although president obama temporarily forgot which romney he was targeting. george romney. wrong guy. governor romney. >> reporter: there's more. the campaign lined up clinton for a third major fund-raiser and online they are raffling off a dinner with the two presidents. does clinton sometimes get off message? sure but team obama tells us we benefit any time he's out there. >>> also in...
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this sunday 60 minutes will have interviews with both governor romney and president obama right here on cbs. >>> after 25 missions, the space shuttle "endeavour" takes off today for one final flight. it will pass some of your local landmarks over the next few hours, like the golden gate bridge and the hollywood sign on its way to lax. as bill whittaker reports, it made another fly by. >> reporter: the space shuttle "endeavour" landed not far from where it was built 25 years ago. yesterday on its way to california it tipped its wing to tucson, home of gabby gifts. her husband, mark kelley, was "endeavour's" last commander. today the shuttle takes one laf lap of california air space before landing at lax and into the embrace of a city enthralled by its newest, biggest superstar. >> incredible. >> i'll be right out there on top of our boat looking at it. >> are you getting as excited as the people seem to be? >> of course. we're all very excited. this is our passion. as it flies over the landmarks around los angeles with everybody spotting it and tweeting and it's going to be very, very
this sunday 60 minutes will have interviews with both governor romney and president obama right here on cbs. >>> after 25 missions, the space shuttle "endeavour" takes off today for one final flight. it will pass some of your local landmarks over the next few hours, like the golden gate bridge and the hollywood sign on its way to lax. as bill whittaker reports, it made another fly by. >> reporter: the space shuttle "endeavour" landed not far from where it was...
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mitt romney lady wreath at the tomb of an unknown shoulder in warsaw poland. an honor guard stood at attention as about a dozen polish world war two veterans stood to either side. romney broke, spoke briefly to other vets, thinking them for their service. mitt romney is wrapping up an overseas trip after speaking in poland. he says he is inspired by poland's opposition to what he describes as a government dominated economy. romney has been criticized for comments he made in israel yesterday. he said israel is better off economically than palestine because of cultural reasons. a palestinian spokesperson called the comment races. the you think romney comments will hurt his campaign? share your comments on twitter or facebook or you can even e-mail us. >> a massive power outage in india today. over 1 million people are without electricity after three regional grid's collapsed. emergency workers have rushed generators to coal miners who are trapped underground. india's power minister blames the problem on individual states taking more than their share of electrici
mitt romney lady wreath at the tomb of an unknown shoulder in warsaw poland. an honor guard stood at attention as about a dozen polish world war two veterans stood to either side. romney broke, spoke briefly to other vets, thinking them for their service. mitt romney is wrapping up an overseas trip after speaking in poland. he says he is inspired by poland's opposition to what he describes as a government dominated economy. romney has been criticized for comments he made in israel yesterday. he...
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i know you both are romney supporters. what do you think? >> well, we need to tackle our economic crisis, which is clearly in front of us. we have a deficit that's exploding and we have an economy that's not creating enough jobs, so we need somebody that can put in place an economic plan that will create jobs and reduce the deficit. >> what's that plan? >> and i would add, i think we -- >> go ahead, suzy. >> charlie, you know what it is. >> i was just going to say, and i don't think it disagrees with jack. i agree with jack, of course, but i think that while reducing the deficit, we need a leader who's going to reduce the sense of partisanship in america right now, and it's just a sense that there's no agreement in any argument and there is no together america. so a leader that can do both those things. >> jack, the question comes up in terms of american business is, one, are they not investing, are they not hiring because there's no demand, or are they not investing and not hiring because they have no confidence in the future of the economy
i know you both are romney supporters. what do you think? >> well, we need to tackle our economic crisis, which is clearly in front of us. we have a deficit that's exploding and we have an economy that's not creating enough jobs, so we need somebody that can put in place an economic plan that will create jobs and reduce the deficit. >> what's that plan? >> and i would add, i think we -- >> go ahead, suzy. >> charlie, you know what it is. >> i was just going...
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truth is that it is close both places. a week ago in the national polls moving better for romney, the state by state electoral college outlook looked better for obama. but now it's getting tighter there too. you saw numbers now in virginia about in the margin of error and there's a pull out from florida that has romney up six points and one out today has obama up six points. bottom line is that it is close everywhere. it's third inning. the thing isn't baked yet. no doubt this summer is a key period where the obama guys are going to try to wreck romney on the economy and romney can't let them do that. >> because it is close, is there anything looking at mitt romney's campaign where you think he should change focus? >> i think they are doing pretty well. i like the first three days commercially he has running in key states. one part of the bain story he'll have to tell is explain a bit about those bain investment accounts. he was hired by firm to manage. those are pension funds for teachers and financial security is linked
truth is that it is close both places. a week ago in the national polls moving better for romney, the state by state electoral college outlook looked better for obama. but now it's getting tighter there too. you saw numbers now in virginia about in the margin of error and there's a pull out from florida that has romney up six points and one out today has obama up six points. bottom line is that it is close everywhere. it's third inning. the thing isn't baked yet. no doubt this summer is a key...
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. >>> both president obama and governor mitt romney will be there. recent polls in virginia show the president with a slight edge, but in two of the battleground states ohio and florida, the latest cbs news poll shows romney falling behind. as jan crawford reports, some are calling for their cashed at to pick up the pace. jan? >> that's right. conservatives are starting to get anxious when they look at some of those polls. i didn't pick up any of that. i did an interview with romney and none of that was measured and he skipped several chances to land blows and he said he had harsh words for the president, but he said i'm not going to play that game. >> this is a campaign not about character assassination, even though that's what's come from the obama camp by and large. >> character assassination. ? >> yea. >> has the obama kampen gauged in character assassination. >> they tried to completely misrepresent my point of view and the american people are interested in who will make their lives better. >> reporter: romney supporters are imploring him to be
. >>> both president obama and governor mitt romney will be there. recent polls in virginia show the president with a slight edge, but in two of the battleground states ohio and florida, the latest cbs news poll shows romney falling behind. as jan crawford reports, some are calling for their cashed at to pick up the pace. jan? >> that's right. conservatives are starting to get anxious when they look at some of those polls. i didn't pick up any of that. i did an interview with...
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going to pittsburgh today, romney gets both state's media attention. by going to cleveland he appeals basically to a large european communities, very large polish-american city very large italian-american city. i suspect what he's trying to do is appeal to the collar precincts, the suburbs which now are essentially second and third generation europeans who are very very conservative in their religious values and very conservative in their attitude toward patriotism and the work ethic. my guess is that he's trying to offset the city of cleveland with the rest of cuyahoga county and the surrounding counties. >> exciting day. newt gingrich dee dee myers, thanks to both of you. we appreciate it. >>> eight of nine battleground states are expected to decide this race. we'll swing through nevada >>> in dallas texas, voters are just starting to show up at the poll s polls. the presidential candidates didn't spend any time in the final days of the campaign because this state is considered a red state. there are some tight congressional races. blue skies this mo
going to pittsburgh today, romney gets both state's media attention. by going to cleveland he appeals basically to a large european communities, very large polish-american city very large italian-american city. i suspect what he's trying to do is appeal to the collar precincts, the suburbs which now are essentially second and third generation europeans who are very very conservative in their religious values and very conservative in their attitude toward patriotism and the work ethic. my guess...
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>> the whole thing about outsourcing, i get the politics of it, and both president obama and mitt romney can fairly be accused of doing their share of outsourcing as i just indicated. president obama sold chrysler for pennies on the dollar to an italian company. >> why do you think he sold it to an italian company? why was -- >> well, here is the point i'm about to make. when you look at it from an economic point of view in terms of what's best for the american people, america will create other jobs in are the countries. other countries will create jobs in america. the economy flows in both directions. i have a brother-in-law who works for honda in indiana. he is an assembly line worker there. there's an american job created by a foreign country that outsourced. >> this is simple. do you think it was a good idea for fiat to buy chrysler and perhaps save some jobs when they couldn't find any other person to buy or any other company to buy it at the time? >> no. but if my attack on fiat and chrysler isn't valid, then all of president obama's attacks on mitt romney are invalid as well. that
>> the whole thing about outsourcing, i get the politics of it, and both president obama and mitt romney can fairly be accused of doing their share of outsourcing as i just indicated. president obama sold chrysler for pennies on the dollar to an italian company. >> why do you think he sold it to an italian company? why was -- >> well, here is the point i'm about to make. when you look at it from an economic point of view in terms of what's best for the american people, america...
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. >> thank you both. >>> now to politics. mitt romney won three more presidential primaries on tuesday, indiana, north carolina and west virginia. voters in north carolina also approved a constitutional amendment to prevent same-sex marriages. some observers want to know if trouble is brewing on that issue between vice president joe biden and president obama. joining us with more, bill plante is at the white house this morning. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. and good morning in the west. well, when the vice president seems to endorse gay marriage, he set off washington's talking heads. was it a deliberate signal to the gay community or just another unscripted moment by joe biden being joe biden? on tuesday the vice president addressed his tendency to say whatever is on his mind. >> no one has ever doubted i mean what i say. the problem is i sometimes say all that i mean. >> reporter: in that speech to a conference of rabbis in atlanta, biden also demonstrated where he can be an effective spokesman for t
. >> thank you both. >>> now to politics. mitt romney won three more presidential primaries on tuesday, indiana, north carolina and west virginia. voters in north carolina also approved a constitutional amendment to prevent same-sex marriages. some observers want to know if trouble is brewing on that issue between vice president joe biden and president obama. joining us with more, bill plante is at the white house this morning. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning,...
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>> i think he can get enthusiastically behind mitt romney and ask all of his supporters both fiscal and social conservatives to enthusiastically get behind mitt romney and work for him and keep their eyes on the big prize which is winning the presidency. more importantly governing well for america to get us out of this debt and deficit and this vision for higher taxes and bigger government. rick santorum was a great messenger for that. >> enthusiastic support. >> there's been a lot of talk about the eventual vice presidential nominee. you have said you're not asking for the call but it would be a tremendous honor and you would be very interested. if you did get that call, what would you bring to the ticket? >> well, i'm going to let you experts talk about that. i got the job held by thomas jefferson and patrick henry, governor of virginia. we're getting a lot of big things done. >> what do you think then the ultimate vp pick should have? what's the most important thing to bring to the ticket because as you said the goal here is to defeat president obama. >> the nominee has to decide tha
>> i think he can get enthusiastically behind mitt romney and ask all of his supporters both fiscal and social conservatives to enthusiastically get behind mitt romney and work for him and keep their eyes on the big prize which is winning the presidency. more importantly governing well for america to get us out of this debt and deficit and this vision for higher taxes and bigger government. rick santorum was a great messenger for that. >> enthusiastic support. >> there's been...